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n Letters Patent o. 65,209, dated May 28, 1867.

FENCBS.

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TO` ALL WHOM IT MAY OONOERN:

Be it known that I, E. C. GORDON, of Scvastopol, in the county of Kosciusko, and inthe State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fences and do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being hadltothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthercon,rnaking a part of this specification.

In the annexed drawings, A A represent a series of the sectionscomposing the fence. The sections are formed of four or more horizontalslatsa a a a, connected at their ends to the uprights d d, andb'raced bythe diagonal slat c in the centre.. These sections may be formedtogether for a portable fence, attached to the posts in the usual way.This fence is intended more particularly to he a zigzag or worm fence,and is constructed without thc use of the fence posts `or post-holes. Brepresents the anchor which secures the fence to the ground. This anchoris composed of a. piece of wood, stone, or other suitable materialhaving a wire passed under orthrongh it of a length suflici'entto' beconnected to the fence. This anchor is inserted into the ground of adepth suitable to make a iirin support,'with the two ends of the Vwireprojecting upwards. The sections A'A are then setupon the earth withtheir two inner ends above the anchors, when the wire is passed throughthe uprights d d, and twisted or otherwise secured onv the oppositeside, (see x a', iig. l.) It will be seen that the outer faces of thenprights of. each section are slightly bevelled, so that when connectedby means of the anchor they assist each other in supporting the fence.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new7 anddesire tosccure by Letters Patent, is- Supporting and 'connecting thesections A as constructed, by means of the anchor B, in the mannerherein specified and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony Vthat I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this second day lof April, 1867.

E. C. GORDON. [L 5.]

Witnesses:

E. v B.Y Fowl., F. STONEB.

